HAVANA: Spirits and expectations are high at Cuba’s La Finca national boxing school, where training has intensified ahead of the “Los Domadores” national team’s first professional contest since 1962.
Cuba has long been a powerhouse of Olympic boxing, but participation in professional sport was barred by the late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.
Over the decades, many pugilists fled Cuba and defected to pursue salaried careers.
Then last week, the communist nation’s authorities finally gave way, opening up participation in professional boxing competitions.
Members of Los Domadores will fight…
